The Who “My Generation” released 55 years ago today, December 3rd, 1965. (In the UK – this version is the US release with an alternate cover, released in April 1966). It went to #5 in the UK and critics have praised it as one of the best albums of the era, though ahead of its time. The title track “My Generation” is still amazing, one of the best rock singles ever; it can be (and should be!) embraced by every generation of rockers since the Boomers. It was released as a single prior to the record’s release and hit #2 in the UK but just went to #74 in the US. Also released as singles from My Generation were “A Legal Matter” (#32 UK, sung by Pete Townshend), “The Kids Are Alright” (#41 UK, #85 US) and “La-La-La-Lies” (which did not chart in the UK). Townshend wrote the majority of the tracks on My Generation but the album does have a couple of covers: two by James Brown (“I Don’t Mind” and “Please, Please, Please”) and one by Bo Diddley (“I’m a Man”). The US version has a slightly different track listing than the UK one. On Side B on the US release “The Ox” appears after “It’s Not True” rather than being the last track and “Instant Party” replaces “I’m A Man” from the UK version; apparently because the lyrics were too sexual in nature for the US market 🙄